The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1887-08-18

counting officer OF the treasury against
the quartermaster generals office. The
officers of the war department have al
ways claimed and insisted that the orders
of the president and the secretary OF war
are to be obeyed, nolens volens, and are
not to be questioned in any quarter. Sec
ond Controller Butler and Third Auditor
Williams have, however, taken contrary
view.
The decision in the indemnity land cases,
which Secretary Lamar and the president
spent two days at Oak View in going over
recently, viii, it is said, be promulgated
before the end OF the present week.
George NJ. Swain OF Iowa has been ap-
pointed special examiner in the pension OF.
flee under civil service rules.
The governor OF Cuba has been recalled
to Madrid in con sequence OF his recent
statement concerning the government Of
the island.
LIE Paris announces that the English
government has requested France to name
n date for the evacuation by France OF the
New Hebrides and that NJ. Flourens, in re-
ply, declined to do SO until Franco shall be
informed OF the nature OF England's policy
in regard to Egypt and as to the neutrali
zation OF the Stiez canal.
Signor Rove the explorer, who was an
associate OF Nordenskjold in the latter's
Arctic expedition, committed suicide at
Verona by firing a bullet into his brain.
The government breakwater at Lake
City, in charge of U. s. engineer Meyer
Mac Kenzie, is progressing finely.
G.. w. Rich. who bad charge of the lime
house OF the Union Railway Storage COM
pany at the motor junction Minneapo-
lis, was struck by lightning and instantly
killed.
Mamie Carley is the name OF the young
girl whom John Dolin OF st. Paul morally
ruined. She came to st. Paul from Cedar
Lake, Mimi, two years ago. Atpresent her
parents, who are very respectable people,
reside on farm near st. Patrick's. The
girl and her child are being cared for at q
city charitable institution.
At meeting of ths Soldiers Home COM
missions at st. Paul, Capt. Castle and Mr.
Sawyer were reelected president and secre-
tary, respectively. Capt. Castle, Maj.
Henderson and Mr.. Hancock were elected
an executive committee. A committee was
appointed consisting OF Capt. Castle, Maj.
in Illinois, Michigan and Ohio for the pur-
/ nose OF getting information relative to the
buffIfing OF the home at Minnehaha.
The fall term OF fCarleton college at North
field will open Sept. Z. Theindications are
that the attendance will be larger than that
ofany pre- vious term. Four professors have
been added to the faculty. Miss Mary E.
Byrd, who has been connected with the
Carleton college observatory for several
years, has been appointed director OF the
astronomical observatory at Smith col.
lege, Northampton.
At Mortified, the farm residence ofJ John
Law was struck by lightning and burned
to theground.
A dispatch from Rochester, says, only two
and a half inches Of rain have fallen in Ohm
sted county since June, and the drouth ID
simply unprecedented. Springs that have
not failed for thirty years are running dry
and wells are all low. Farmers are feeding
their stock, but the problem OF carry ing
stock through the coming winter is q seri
Gus one, and it is probable that many
young cattle will have to be sold at a
great sacrifice between now and fall. Corr
il suffering very much from the drouth,
and the yield will be inferior in both guam
tity and quality.
AT fire in q wooden warehouse at Con
cord. N. H., while members OF band wer,
practicing escape was cut off and mem
bers dropped from windows to the street
= distance OF thirty ieet. All were injured
as follows: